Reposted by MegJ.J. @jjfromkansas.bsky.social · 8hThis kid rules and it's heartbreaking that she's losing out on a starring role in her senior year because of chickenshit administrators. The fact that she's educated enough to call out that this is a Title IX violation is a credit to her being more educated than the people who made this decision. 2329
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026My Grand-MIL did this after her husband left her in a Chinese ambassadors residence as well - it’s surprisingly easy when there’s no protocol for squatters. 020
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Went to Philly for the long weekend, bracing myself to be pissed off in the old city (guys in oakley shades, t-shirts reciting the constitution they'd rather shred etc.) and only spotted an elderly vet in a rainbow "we the people" hat. It's getting awfully quiet out there, whatever that means. 000
Reposted by MegCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is incredible. I tell people that France is the place for me because of the cheese and wine and cigarettes and art and bad attitude but it's also because this kind of behavior is French as hell too. 1362391
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Honestly, @possumeveryhour.io is what keeps me on this index of doom. 010
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Flashback to when my daughter was enrolled in an arts kindergarten, where I soon discovered it was founded by a man best described as "The Guy Who Just Bought a Boat" from SNL. 000
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I actually found it on a vintage menu forum on reddit, but I've also been known to fall headlong down that well :) 011
Reposted by MegBrett Martin @brettmartin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This good story brushes up on how Tabasco has become sneakily—or not so sneakily—déclassé in New Orleans. www.weareravenous.com/how-tabasco-...weareravenous.comHow Tabasco Accidentally On Purpose Became the World's Hot SauceThe hot sauce made in Louisiana can now be found all over the globe. How it got there is complicated. 1215
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Found this 1952 menu for Tavern on the Green while kicking rocks online - it's telling that (as NYC has gone batshit insane on revivalism) the thing that captures my imagination the most is the cheese and crackers. 110
Reposted by MegMama twins @hi-its-alaa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As a Palestinian, I can say that our love and respect for Ms. Rachel are not just words. Her decision to stand with Palestinian children, at a time when staying silent would have been much easier, is something we will never forget. 115543
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My love for Houston strip-mall restaurants knows no bounds, but this is a face-melting amount of take-out.nytimes.comThis Houston Restaurant Is the Busiest Uber Eats Restaurant in the WorldAga’s, an Indian-Pakistani spot, generates more Uber Eats deliveries than any other single-location business around the globe. A visit shows that’s only the start. 000
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Spotted the first solitary brown leaf on the tree outside, so now I'm spending Sunday clad in plaid flannel making gateau de sirop, shrimp stew and a mess of soups in my kitchen like a sentient autumn pintrest board. 000
Reposted by MegMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ed Sheeran’s band just quit the Ed Sheeran tour. 158101772207
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Parsing all the news here tonight, I'm starting to doubt my ability to hang onto my own gourd for the 49 days until midterms. 010
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I actually muttered “People are dying, Polly…” when I read this headline - NYT cooking may be laughable at the moment, but at least they are nudging young people with limited time/means to prepare a meal they enjoy for themselves. 120
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Things that frightened me as a child - The intro music to ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ - Dead birds - Salmon salad sandwiches - Church basements - Gold teeth - Mac, the carnivorous rat who sang the blues under my bed, who would assuredly eat my ankles if I got up before sunrise (thanks, Dad) 000
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I can imagine, I'm sorry (that so many people act like pure garbage in the face of relative empowerment, toil and familial happiness) as well!! 010
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026For what it's worth, it's still like this for sahm's in the trenches of 2026. 110
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm hot off a hawaii vacation and I recall seeing it on the menu for some non-mai tai tiki drink at the skull and crown. I feel like you could sneak it into any strong tropical cocktail in place of something like yuzu (but it could also be an abomination - I'm often very wrong by the second drink) 110
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It's fake - but considering where they're parked in what is now an unauthorized vehicle, I have a feeling that thin blue line sticker isn't going to prevent a tow... 030
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Screaming into the text block was the easiest and most satisfying apple experience I've had in years. 000
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I thought the explanation for the needle drop would be "Long December has literally haunted every xennial for 30 years", but no. 000
Reposted by Meggwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I think that Dolly Parton was, for a lot of people, an ambassador of the "good" values people think of about the South: kindness, hospitality, can-do spirit, sharp and witty and down to earth. I think for a segment of people, too, she was theantithesis of a lot of noxious masculine country stuff. 1651581185
Reposted by MegMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her. 489506467320
Reposted by MegIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton had one of those never-once-had-to-touch-the-brakes kind of good runs 91937184
Reposted by MegC. Bukowski @thishurt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Television used to MEAN something in this country. 🧐 4761731961
Reposted by MegProPublica @propublica.org · 18/08/2026Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline. (Published June)propublica.orgMore Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramRepublican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch... 27565295
Reposted by MegJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 11/08/2026Got a dream piece today: I profiled Deb Perelman aka @smittenkitchen.bsky.social about 20 YEARS of food blogging www.weareravenous.com/smitten-kitc...weareravenous.comThe Blogosphere Came and Went. Smitten Kitchen Is Still Here.Deb Perelman has kept Smitten Kitchen going through the rise and fall of blogging, the pivot to newsletters, and the looming specter of AI. She has no intention of stopping. 6955161
Reposted by MegAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ross Douthat looks like one of the great character actors of a generation but instead he’s Ross Douthat, just a staggering waste of potential 61406
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026These affordability profiles always get to me. Mr. Green sounds like he's made a wonderful life, but damn does this man deserve more for 30 years of service. You can support the non-profit $29 minimum wage increase at bump-ny.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow a Social Worker Lives on $40,000 a Year in BrooklynAt age 63, Everette Green is considering how to afford a future he never thought he would get after being incarcerated. 000
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026My daughter had this as a toddler! She and her friend would spread newspaper on our picnic table, hours of peace 100
Reposted by Meggamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Texas Republicans doing recruitment for us. 29882911719
Reposted by MegNicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 17/07/2026A place that's hard to let go. oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/home-...oxfordamerican.orgHome Furnishings 031
Reposted by MegMagic: the Simpsoning @magicthesimpsoning.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Going outside this morning 82054380
Reposted by Megchris “bluesky” poster @chrisrd19.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It’s like when your food is taking a long time to come out so your server brings some free bread to apologize for the wait. 252192123780
Reposted by MegElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11/07/2026It is genuinely heartbreaking to see all of the people losing SNAP benefits. In West Virginia, 14,000 SNAP participants have lost their benefits. In Arizona, it’s 500,000. That’s not a typo. Half a million people in AZ no longer have nutrition assistance. Republicans strike again.westvirginiawatch.com14K West Virginians have lost food assistance because of Big Beautiful Bill changes • West Virginia WatchWith some exceptions, recipients of SNAP have been required to do at least 80 hours per month of work, training or volunteering. 691223597
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This piece will consume a good chunk of your Saturday morning, but lordy it's worth it.theatlantic.comThe Rosenberg BoysWhen Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened... 001
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I hate being a hater, but the menu reads like they prattled off dishes from southern chefs circa 2012 into an AI prompt and then continued to do way too much.... 140
Reposted by MegMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti 156161565489
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Ms. Rachel would never (thank God), but I say we let this rumor percolate on X, as a treat. 000
Reposted by MegBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 09/07/2026It’s New Foods Day for the Minnesota State Fair and this, to me, is the promise of America www.mnstatefair.org/new/food 504899853
Meg @megosman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026RIP Bonnie Tyler - when I was 5 I would spin to this track in my parents living room daily (in front of the mural of a stacked albino woman under a waterfall, no less) until I nearly threw up.youtube.comBonnie Tyler - Faster Than the Speed of Night (Official Music Video)YouTube video by bonnietylerVEVO 030